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The location of the hostel was good. Short walk to the beach and to the restaurants and some of the bars but still kind of in the middle of nowhere. The girl who worked there was amazing and took such a good care of us. Se also booked us a snorkling tour for a pretty good price.
The rooms were okay but there weren't any mosquito nets so we just kind of tried to keep the door closed all times which sometimes worked and somethimes didn't.
Would stay there again and would recommend.

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Thank you so much for your kind review. We will take your suggestion and try to deal better with mosquito which is one of the big problem on the island. Have a nice trip and hope to see you again soon!

The staff was pretty nice and the location was wonderful. I loved the cats. I would probably stay again, all though the facilities were pretty minimum (no running water), it was still doable. I met some cool people.

Yes there&#39;s not any running water but a bucket shower ain&#39;t all bad!! All you flash packers need to realise that a massive part of travelling is to live like a local would and feel like part of the community. I.e no air con or running water. So if you&#39;re not into that then go back home!!
I had a lovely stay thank you spicy Tao for the memories

They didn&#39;t have water! No shower, no toilet! Nothing! But they made us a generous discount of just 20 THB hahaha!

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Anonymous

Scotland, All Female Group, 18-24

Novice Nomad

1 review

19th Aug 2016

4.3

When we arrived we were told there was a water shortage in the hostel and on top of that the shower head was broken so we did not shower at all during our stay. There was a container with water in the bathroom which ran out after our second night and was not refilled. The door for our dorm was broken and so we got bitten by mosquitoes. The staff were disinterested and unhelpful with problems especially as we had more people allocated to our room than beds. Would not recommend this hostel.

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Hello! We are sorry you didn't enjoy your stay. There were other dorms with running water, if you had told us the problem, we could have helped you. We are not mind readers. You could have switched dorms, beds, or even gotten a refund. I even would have helped you find a new hostel. Why would you go two days without a shower? We are sorry about the mix up in your room. Somebody decided to switch beds, without telling us. We did sort out the problem and find you a bed in another dorm. I don't understand how you can say we were disinterested when you never came to speak with us about your issues, except that one time, and we solved the problem.

Arrived to find there was no running water, which we were not warned about before booking and they wouldnt reduce the price... and they treatened to have the thai mafia set on us when we tried to cook breakfast there, steer well clear

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Hello. First of all, there is a sign next to reception that informs everyone about the water shortage. I'm looking at your booking right now, and you did pay a reduced rate. So you are not telling the truth. The reality is that you and your lads were incredibly rude. You checked out hours late, stole food and ate it, even though breakfast had been over a long time ago, and left the room a mess. When you came back the next day, after you had checked out, and demanded to use our kitchen, we said "no" and asked you politely to leave. You guys didn't leave. Instead you started arguing with us. You are four very large males, and my coworker got scared so she threatened to call for help. Disrespectful, entitled ignoramuses like you and your friends ruin Thailand for everyone. And yes, if your objective in Thailand is to be rude and pick fights with women then please steer well clear or this hostel.

Anonymous

England, Male, 25-30

Novice Nomad

1 review

16th Aug 2016

4.3

worst place i stayed. hostels can be clean and cheap. this one is neither.

It&#39;s such a shame because Spicy Tao could be such a good hostel! It&#39;s very sociable and in a good location but it&#39;s really lacking effort.
There was no running water,
Electricity kept cutting out and wifi was really bad but the things that could have been helped wernt.The staff could have made a
Little more effort to organise evening get togethers, welcome you more on arrival, and actually stay on site past 9pm to sell drink to those wanting an evening in.
its a real shame.

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There is a water shortage that is effecting the whole island. We do have running water, it just doesn't run all the time. In the meantime, you use the buckets that are in the dorms. The electricity was off across the whole island because they are putting in new roads and moving the power lines in order to install a drainage system. Wifi runs on electricity, so when the power is off, so is the wifi. We are sorry that we haven't had enough rain this year, and that the government is making much needed repairs to the island. We are also sorry that you came right before the full moon party, so the place was pretty much empty. I would have been happy to hang out and sell drinks to the 4 people who were here at night, but you were one of the rudest and nastiest guests that we have had to endure for a while. You never missed an opportunity to announce how much you hated this hostel and the unpaid volunteers who work here. You seemed like you were always angry. Why would anyone want to be around someone who is like that? There is a store that sells a wide variety of spirits about 70 meters from the hostel, you could have walked there and got drinks. We are sorry that there wasn't someone here to attend to your needs 24/7. Next time save up your money and stay at a posh resort.

We really enjoyed out stay at spicy Tao it was a unique hostel with a great atmosphere, however there's no denying that the facilities are awful, aslong as you can ignore all luxuries for a while you'll enjoy it

Not bad but not great. The good: laid-back, staff were helpful with booking buses/activities, hammocks are great. The bad: never got a shower while I was there (use a bucket), recurring issues with assigning same bed to 2 people, gave my bed away when I was still there, had to find a new hostel. Power/wifi/water are on & off regularly. Cheap, but became frustrating. No locks could be an issue for females (room & bathroom both without locks).

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Sorry about that man. There is a sign next to reception that clearly states that you need to tell us the night before if you wish to extend. You didn't do that, so when a big group came and wanted the same dorm, we planned on moving you to another dorm. But you came back after we had closed. When I saw you on the street, I offered to take you to the hostel and hook you up with a different room. I would have given you a free room, but you were upset. The electricity and power was out on the whole island, but you knew that already. A bucket shower is still a shower.